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Soldier – Hill, Ronald – Wounded in Burma
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
Wounded in Burma
L/Cpl. Ronald Hill (20), only son of Mr. and Mrs. Rob Hill of 27, Cromwell Road, Mexborough,...
Editorial – How Long?
South Yorkshire Times, September 2nd 1944
How Long?
Allied armies are now deploying on the battlefields of the last war. Names rendered familiar by the swaying...
Footballer Signs
South Yorkshire Times, September 2nd 1944
Footballer Signs
Dick Woffinden, of Kilnhurst, the well-known local player, who was recently given his release by Barnsley F.C. has...
Soldier – Hinchliffe, Harry – Broadcasts with Army Service
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th, 1944
Broadcasts with Army Service
A Kilnhurst man is one of the members of the staff of the Army Broadcasting Service,...
Editorial – France Rises Again
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
France Rises Again
This is France’s great week. Everywhere the grip of the German tyrants is being loosened. On all...
Editorial – Forcing the Pace
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
Forcing the Pace
Without much specific information being available about the new Allied attack in the South of France it...
Soldier – Peck S. – In Italy
South Yorkshire Times, August 5th 1944
In Italy
Gnr. S. Peck of 18, Greenwood Road, Kilnhurst, who is serving with the Eighth Army in Italy in...
Editorial – Allied Mastery
South Yorkshire Times, August 5th 1944
Allied Mastery
Despite the statement, cautiously qualified, that “victory may come soon” Mr. Churchill studiously preferred to record rather than...
Editorial – When Rogues Fall Out
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944
When Rogues Fall Out
Like a good defensive fighter the Nazis have covered up quickly after the staggering blow which...
South Yorkshire Welcomes London Evacuees
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th 1944
Billeting Arrangements Work Well
South Yorkshire Welcomes London Evacuees
Evacuees, mothers with small children and school children, have this week been...
Editorial – Careless Talk
South Yorkshire Times, July 22nd, 1944
Careless Talk
Careless talk, which has been the theme for many an official sermon, is not the monopoly of the...
Soldier – Blunn, Arthur – Wounded In Normandy
South Yorkshire Times, July 22nd, 1944
Wounded In Normandy
Mrs. Blunn, of 43, Wheatley Road, Kilnhurst, has received a letter from her husband Bdr. Arthur Blunn,...
Kilnhurst and Mexborough Men’s “Clocking” Offence
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th 1944
Kilnhurst and Mexborough Men’s “Clocking” Offence
Joseph Turton (30), saw operator, of 65, Springfield Road, Kilnhurst, and William T. Howitt,...
New Dearne Councillor is Youngest Member
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944
New Dearne Councillor
Is Youngest Member
The new member appointed at last week’s meeting of the Dearne Urban Council to succeed...
Editorial – Germany at Bay
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944
Germany at Bay
Caen, the Norman town in the streets of which British airborne troops were fighting on the night...
Editorial – Shadow of Defeat
South Yorkshire Times, July 1st 1944
Shadow of Defeat
With the fall of Cherbourg things really begin to look bad for the Germans. Having got our...
Backing up Second Front – Record Output at Kilnhurst Works
South Yorkshire Timmes, July 1st 1944
Members Of The First Unit Of Women Forge Workers At The Kilnhurst Works Of Baker And Bessemer Ltd.
Three years...
Editorial – Frozen War
South Yorkshire Times, January 6th 1940
Frozen War
Our war is still frozen, and shows little sign at present of thawing. Here do we see...
Soldier – Mahon, Cecil – Died Of Wounds
South Yorkshire Times, June 24th, 1944
Died Of Wounds
L/Bdr. Cecil Machon (26), Royal Artillery (Field) eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Machon, 70,...
Editorial – Secret Weapons
South Yorkshire Times, June 24, 1944
Secret Weapons
Reprisals for allied bombing attacks on Germany have been long promised. This was one of the hopes used...
Baker & Bessemer Director
South Yorkshire Times, June 17th, 1944
Mr. S. E. Baker (Swinton)
Mr. Sidney Ernest Baker, a director of the firm of Messrs. Baker and Bessemer Ltd.,...
Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List
South Yorkshire Times, June 10th, 1944
Montagu Hospital
The Week’s Casualty List
Wednesday
John Gallaghan, 13, Temperance Terrace, Swinton, injured finger;
W. Morris, Braithwell Road, Raven field Common,...
Editorial – Planning for Work
South Yorkshire Times, June 3rd, 1944
Planning for Work
Though there is a negative quality about the Government’s White Paper on post-war employment, in that it...